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Writing a HOWTO Guide for DDI

Writing a HOWTO Guide for DDI. An approach for getting started. Background. Dagstuhl Longitudinal Workshop Three Groups Generic Process Model for Longitudinal Studies (up next) Foundational Metadata How to get Started with DDI (this one). Approach.

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Writing a HOWTO Guide for DDI

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  1. Writing a HOWTO Guide for DDI An approach for getting started

  2. Background • Dagstuhl Longitudinal Workshop • Three Groups • Generic Process Model for Longitudinal Studies (up next) • Foundational Metadata • How to get Started with DDI (this one)

  3. Approach • Different levels of experience in the group • Brainstormed how different ways people new to DDI may approach • Fitting existing metadata into DDI • Mapping existing database to DDI • Planning how to integrate DDI into a new project • Inserting DDI into an ongoing project • Technical vs. content focus

  4. What does “using DDI” mean? • Produce DDI that validates against the DDI schema • Study instance • Resource packages • Goal: make this easier for people who are new to DDI • Provide starting points • Check list of questions or issues to consider

  5. Audience • Technical • XML Authors • Developer/Programmers • End Users • Metadata Authors • Researchers

  6. Structure of Longitudinal Study • Background, Foundational Information • Reusable Elements • Concepts, Code lists, Questions • Data Processing • Variable Development • Dataset Documentation

  7. DDI 3 Lifecycle Model Metadata Reuse

  8. You are Here: Different Entry Points • New study • Without existing materials • With existing materials • New round of data collection • Mid-cycle of a longitudinal study • After study completion • Documentation only (the process is over)

  9. Results • Paper will walk through a sample study • Different check lists for each entry point • Annotated DDI examples • Coming soon…

  10. Thank you • Wendy Thomas (wlt@umn.edu) • Coauthors • Joan Corbett • Jeremy Iverson • Sophia Kuan • Abdul Rahim

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